Pizhaikkum Vazhi () is an Indian Tamil language comedy film released in 1949 with T. S. Durairaj and T. A. Jayalakshmi in the lead roles.

Plot

The hero (played by T. S. Durairaj) is an idler. He thinks it is easy to earn a living by cheating innocent and unsuspecting people. There is a fake 'swami' (M. R. Swaminathan) and the hero becomes a fake disciple of the 'swami'. He makes cheating the formula of his living. How he does it and what comes to him form the story.

Pizhaikkum Vazhi

Cast

T. S. Durairaj

T. A. Jayalakshmi

T. S. Balaiah

Kali N. Rathnam

M. R. Swaminathan

Kulathu Mani

K. K. Perumal

P. G. Venkatesan

C. T. Rajakantham

P. S. Gnanam

P. R. Mangalam

C. K. Nagaratnam

R. Saraswathi

Bhagyalakshmi

N. S. Narayana Pillai

P. Sundara Rao

Production

This is the first film produced by the comedian actor T. S. Durairaj.

Pizhaikkum Vazhi

Soundtrack

Music was composed by G. Aswathaama and the lyrics were written by T. K. Sundara Vaathiyar. Singers are T. S. Durairaj, M. R. Swaminathan and Kali N. Rathnam. Playback singers are D. K. Pattammal and A. P. Komala.

Pizhaikkum Vazhi

The well-known Carnatic singer D. K. Pattammal rendered three songs in this film: ‘Enga naatukku entha naadu eedu...', ‘Kottai kattatheydaa...' and ‘Mudalai vaayil...'. T. S. Durairaj also sang a song 'Thuruppu (trumps) illaamey paruppu vegumaa....?' that was well received by the audience.

References

1948 films

Indian comedy-drama films

1940s Tamil-language films

Indian black-and-white films

1948 comedy-drama films